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Life Depends on Rivers

WEBEnsure clean water for every community. Clean water is essential for health, and rivers provide the water our communities need. We will make sure that the hundreds of …

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American Rivers announces America’s Most Endangered …

WEBEmbargoed for 12:01am eastern, April 18, 2023. Washington -- American Rivers released its annual list of America’s Most Endangered Rivers® today, spotlighting ten rivers …

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A blueprint for clean water everywhere, for everyone

WEBAcross the country, rivers were treated as sewers – they were health hazards, unfit to support life. The Clean Water Act, passed with bipartisan support, was …

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Ohio River Named Among America’s Most Endangered Rivers of …

WEBFederal Investment Needed to Protect Public Health Along the Ohio River Contact: Heather Taylor-Miesle, American Rivers, [email protected], …

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Prioritizing dam removal and river restoration: an update on …

WEBThere are major efforts underway that would have a transformational impact on river health, removing dams and restoring healthy, free-flowing rivers nationwide. …

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Healthy rivers key to nation’s economic recovery

WEBCommunities have proven that safeguarding clean water and river health creates jobs and boosts the economy. The “Rivers as Economic Engines” report …

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The Heart, the River, and Building a Movement

WEBAmerican Rivers has been preparing and building resilience for half a century. 50 years of restoration has created deep impact on the ecosystems and communities of …

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North American River Otters: bellwethers of freshwater habitat …

WEBRiver otters are indicator species so their presence is a sign of good water quality. Freshwater ecosystem health is of particular concern to us humans because of …

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Summer is toxic algae season: what you need to know

WEBToxic algae outbreaks are a serious threat to our health, economy, drinking water supplies and fisheries. The algae releases harmful toxins in the water as it grows. …

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What the FY2024 Appropriations Bills Mean for Rivers

WEBAcross 64 river health programs, less than half of the programs maintain level funding and a majority will see budget cuts under the final appropriations …

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How Sewage Pollution Ends Up In Rivers

WEBA threat to human health. Untreated human sewage teems with salmonella, hepatitis, dysentery, cryptosporidium, and many other infectious diseases. One hundred years …

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125+ Groups Nationwide Call on BLM to Conserve Freshwater …

WEBMore than 125 organizations and businesses that value watershed health, clean water, and healthy streams and rivers have signed on in support of the Bureau of …

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Trinity River Named Among America’s Most Endangered Rivers® …

WEBWashington, D.C. – Today, American Rivers named the Trinity River, the largest tributary of the Klamath River, among America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of …

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Los Angeles River named among America’s Most

WEBConcrete and climate change threaten river health, clean water, community access Contact: Gary Belan, American Rivers, 202-243-7027Bruce Reznik, Los Angeles …

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We Need Everyone’s Help for the Merrimack River Now

WEBThe Merrimack River watershed is in danger of becoming overdeveloped. While great strides have been made to improve the health of the river in recent …

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Profit vs the people: The clean water fight over the Raccoon River

WEBAs a result, in 2017, Des Moines Water Works had to expand this nitrate removal system. Ratepayers — not the polluting agribusinesses upstream — have …

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Bloede Dam removal project complete: Patapsco River surges back …

WEBIn addition to eliminating the public safety risk, dam removal gives a tremendous boost to the health of the river ecosystem, including fisheries critical to the …

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65 Dams Removed in 2022, Reconnecting 430 Upstream River Miles

WEBContact: Amy Souers Kober, 503-708-1145 Resources: The movement to restore healthy, flowing rivers continues to grow, American Rivers announced today, with 65 dams in 20 …

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80 Dams removed in 2023, Reconnecting More Than One …

WEBContact: Amy Souers Kober, 503-708-1145 Resources: Communities in 25 states saw important progress for river health, clean water, and public safety in 2023 …

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Upper Neuse River Watershed Integrated Water Management

WEBThe new program started in July 2021 will drive investment in projects that will improve watershed health and restore ecological function in the watershed. The …

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Why We Need to Restore Floodplains

WEBThis reduces the health of floodplain ecosystems and reduces their ability to hold water during floods. Dams and other structures block the flow of sediment and nutrients to …

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